chocolate chip cookies

One of my favorite things is chocolate chip cookie dough- of course! Who doesn't love that?

I like to make a big batch, use a mini ice cream scoop to scoop it onto trays & freeze them. Baked cookies are good frozen -sure- but make fresh baked cookies, warm from the oven- FANTASTIC!I like to separate a dozen or two into freezer bags then give them away to neighbors or someone special as a gift- lovely. This isn't fancy- I was in a hurry- but they are really cute at Christmas or Valentines with patterned paper folded over & stapled to the top....

here is my favorite recipe:

2 sticks or 1 cup of butter

2 sticks or 1 cup of margarine- the real stuff

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups sugar

cream together then add

2 tsp. good vanilla

4 eggs

then add:

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. baking soda

4 cups flour

5 cups oats (blended into oat flour in the blender)

After mixing all the ingredients together add 24 ounces of chocolate chips & 3 cups of chopped nuts- if desired. (I only use one bag of milk chocolate chips because my idiot offspring don't like too many chocolate chips in cookies or nuts-I know their mad?)

Bake golf ball sized on a cookie sheet 2 inches apart at 350 degrees for 11 minutes-- 13 minutes if frozen. Or until just starting to brown. Enjoy!